What does sorrow-ridden mean?
Sorrow-ridden means Filled with sorrow or sorrows..
Sorrow-ridden
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Filled with sorrow or sorrows..
Example Sentences
[…] Miss Terry is as unconvincing as the least known member of her company. She is Kniertje, a fisherman’s widow, one who has already dearly paid the sea, but she does not for one brief instant suggest the sorrow-ridden fisherman’s widow; she appears to be only acting the part.
Huddled in the stern of the boat she sat with her baby strained close to her bosom, and because of that little, tender, helpless thing she was happier tonight than she had been for many a sorrow-ridden day.
In two great palaces, from his father’s now middle-aged fellow-warriors king Nestor at Pylos and king Menelaus in Sparta, he hears accounts of the Greek armies’ gale-blown, sorrow-ridden return from the fall of Troy.
Synonyms for sorrow-ridden
Antonyms for sorrow-ridden
Related Words
Word Forms
- more sorrow-ridden
- most sorrow-ridden
Usage Notes
Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.
Practice and Learn More
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for sorrow-ridden?
Common synonyms include sorrowful, sorrowsome, atrabiliary, atrabilious.
What is the opposite of sorrow-ridden?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use sorrow-ridden in a sentence?
[…] Miss Terry is as unconvincing as the least known member of her company. She is Kniertje, a fisherman’s widow, one who has already dearly paid the sea, but she does not for one brief instant suggest the sorrow-ridden fisherman’s widow; she appears to be only acting the part.
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.